MWP World Cup Autumn 2016

The MWP World Cup Autumn 2016, also known as the Maia Water Polo World Cup Autumn 2016 or the Shaniqua Diva World Cup Autumn 2016 is the inaugural audition of the Maian water polo competition.

Referees
The MWPA (Maia Water Polo Association) have a strict no segregation or discrimination policy (this applies to race, sexuality, nationality, age, gender.) However the MWPA insist that due the physical differences between men and women they should host a men's championship and a women's championship. However the MWPA have insisted that because being a referee does not require any competition between genders, trained female officials can referee a men's match and trained male officials can referee women's matches. Hence the reason for both male and female referees in the men's world cup.

Referee Allocation
The MWPA rules state that no country can have more than one referee. Shaniqua "Shaniqua Diva" Stevic, owner of the MWP World Cup concept, wanted to hire Shelli Poole and Monte Massongill as referees and referee herself. Poole holds Fronezench citizenship while Massongill holds dual Fronezench-Zycantian citizenship. Shaniqua Diva announced that Poole would be the Fronezench referee, Massongill would be the Zycantian referee and she herself would referee under the Tanviquan flag.

The decision was met with much criticism, as Shaniqua Diva does not have Tanviquan citizenship despite owning 50% of the country. Shaniqua Diva told critics to "fuck off" and claimed that "I can do whatever the fuck I want because it's my fucking competition".

Flowek Withdrawal
The country of Flowek was placed in Pot 3 and drawn to compete in Group A with Brilliania, Urtistan and host nation Zycantia. However, Flowek later withdrew from the competition as well as the Maia Song Contest 5, due to a number of issues within the country. In need of a last minute replacement, competition organiser Shaniqua "Shaniqua Diva" Stevic announced that her home country of Viridia would take the place of Flowek, after an impromptu consultation with fellow competition organiser Courtney Stodden of Arkaystia.

The decision was met with criticism across the majority of Maia, as very few nations recognise Viridia as an independent state, identifying it as Zycantian territory. Zycantian President Trish Hegarty was asked about the decision and stated, "Nobody in Zycantia cares about Viridian independence. We just go there for holidays, dildos and cheap hookers. Shaniqua Diva can do what she likes over there. They can play if they want to." Her Vice President Chanel Oberlin was also asked about the decision and said, "Viridia? Is that an STD? No I don't want it in my competition, I'm STD-free unlike #3." Shaniqua Diva told reporters to "fuck off" and "Viridia is obviously a better country than whatever hovel you come from and you are jealous".

Shaniqua "Shaniqua Diva" Stevic Refereeing
Following the above incident in which Shaniqua "Shaniqua Diva" Stevic entered herself as the Tanviquan referee despite lacking Tanviquan citizenship, she was assigned to referee the opening game of the tournament, in which her country Zycantia took on Brilliania. Shaniqua Diva made a number of suspicious calls, including awarding a penalty to Zycantia for "attacking the hot Fantasy Parlour employee and impacting my business prospects", awarding a penalty to Zycantia because the Brillianian players were "swimming too fast" and counting three Brillianian goals as Zycantian goals. Ultimately, the game was won 13-5 by Zycantia, inciting massive backlash from the international community. Shaniqua Diva responded by stating that "I own the competition, I can do whatever the fuck I want".